Abstract:

Objective To make a clinical and mycological analysis of tinea capitis in Guangzhou region. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 241 cases of tinea capitis collected from Feb, 1997 to Aug, 2010 in the Department of Dermatology, Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hospital. Results Among the 241 cases, 179 （74.27%） were tinea alba, 34 （14.11%） tinea kerion, 28 （11.62%） black dot ringworm, and no favus was observed. The dominant pathogenic fungi in decreasing order were Microsporum canis （182, 80.89%）, Trichophyton violaceum （25, 11.11%）, Trichophyton mentagrophytes （10, 4.44%）, Trichophyton tonsurans （3, 1.33%）, Trichophyton rubrum （2, 0.89%）, Microsporum gypseum （2, 0.89%） and Trichophyton verrucosum （1, 0.44%）. Children were the main population （39.00%） suffering from tinea capitis. Conclusions In Guangzhou region, tinea alba is the most common type of tinea capitis, Microsporum canis is the main causative pathogen, and children are the predominate population affected by tinea capitis.

Key words: Guangzhou